I remember wanting Geno Atkins in round 3. He was drafted in the 4th 9 spots ahead of us we took Jacques Mclendon ugh. We drafted Kevin Thomas in the 3rd even bigger ugh. I don't remember if he ever played or not. Jimmy Graham was taken one pick after Thomas. ****

Hmm, I'll start from 2007: These are the guys I wanted when it was our turn to pick, not necessarily who I wanted before the draft started. Bc unless he's on the board it's pretty useless to say who you wanted.

I used to fall in love with 1 prospect, but I learned not to do that. I just want good players. So I have a list of guys I like and guys I don't like. And as long as we take a guy from my list of guys I like I'm happy.

In a dream world i want Ansah this year, but if it doesn't happen, I have a list of like 10 guys I wouldnt mind having.

2006 - Wanted Brodrick Bunkley, We Took Donte Whitner. Least enjoyable draft of all time with us picking him @ 8. Bunkley has been solid but not spectacular.

2007 - Wanted Patrick Willis or Marshawn Lynch. We took BeatMode after Willis went the pick in front of us. Had an awesome rookie year, then sucked, now is awesome again. Wish we had the chance at Willis.

2008 - Wanted Keith Rivers, Took Leodis McKelvin. Both have been 1st rnd busts so whatevs.

2009 - Wanted Brian Orakpo, Took Aaron Maybin. Was ready to choke someone when we took Maybin and I was dead on.

2010 - Wanted Dez Bryant, Took CJ Spiller. I still liked the Spiller pick but didn't understand it at time when we had Lynch/FJax. Both Dez and Spiller are beasts.

2011- Wanted Marcel Dareus, We took Marcel Dareus. I am happy with this pick but the only thing I must add. I was adament on not taking Von Miller because i thought he was a huge reach at #3. So Im stupid.

2012- Wanted Mark Barron, Took Stephen Gilmore. Hated the pick but I will say he played very good against alot of challenges from #1 WR's this year.

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I clearly remember the 2007 draft. I spent the entire second day (when there were only 2 days) filled with excitement as each round came to our pick...by the end of the day I was screaming at the TV because we kept on passing on Brandon Siler...4th round, 5th round, 6th round...the Chargers ended up taking him early in the 7th round and I can still vividly see Mike Mayock saying, "And this right here is what separates the good teams from the bad ones when it comes to the draft. I can think of several losing teams that would get better with a kid like this, and the Chargers nab him in the 7th round. And they don't even need a linebacker. He probably won't be a star, but he will be a good player for the next 10 years in this league." I felt a huge lump in my throat knowing that my team was one of those teams that was horrible at drafting talent.

But as it turned out, Brandon Siler sucked and San Diego needed a linebacker after all. Just felt the need to add that in there.

You know, he has played 6 years in the league and has been a decent backup. I think that is way more than you get out of most 7th round picks. which is totally beside the fact that you completely missed the whole context of my post.

That's a frustrating guy, for sure. In 2011, he was still flashing that top ten talent every once in a while. He's got the physical skills. He's got a top ten IQ, as far as NFL players go. He's still only 25. He's already a bust, but I still have hope that someone can coach him into being a really good 4-3 UT.

You know, he has played 6 years in the league and has been a decent backup. I think that is way more than you get out of most 7th round picks. which is totally beside the fact that you completely missed the whole context of my post.

The only one I'm embarrassed about was wanting BMW back in 05, but Detroit came in and saved the day. At least Merriman gave us those 3 amazing years which were worth that #12 pick.

It's a shame what happened to him. He was the most dominant OLB I saw since LT during that 3 year span. Ware is obviously better and more consistent, but Merriman's best year still is better than Ware's best year in my opinion. That year he had 18 sacks, he was unstoppable. Yes, I know Ware had 20 something one year but Ware can disappear at times. The year Merriman had 18 he was bringing heat all game long every game.

- Although Ross was a contributor in our first super bowl run he was solid but definitely disappointed as a 1st rounder. Even though Beason has his injury woes now, he was a much better player in the league during his prime.

- Safety was far and away our biggest need; I could not believe someone projected top 10 at the beginning of that season could fall down to our pick. It was great and KP has been essential to the D and criminally underrated.

- I most likely fell under the sway of the hyping by the Rutgers guys in the Giants forum. I was a little upset we didn't take Kenny but Nicks turned out to be the right choice, and I wasn't all too upset with the pick either as WR was a big need and I did like Nicks.

2010: Who the Giants got: DE Jason Pierre-Paul USF... Who I wanted: LB Sean Weatherspoon Missouri

- I would be lying if I expected JPP or even wanted him, with the exception of BBD most Giants fans really hated the idea. Both have turned out to be fine players in the NFL, but I'll take a top caliber DE over a top caliber LB any day. Reese made the right move, although he has yet to fix that LB problem I have been eyeing since 09'.

- I wanted O-line all the way this year as that unit regressed tremendously. Castonzo seemed like match made in Giants' heaven smart BC player who can play the left or right and be a bookend for a decade. While I don't know how well he is doing in Indy, I think Reese again made a better pick with Prince and it was also very far-sighted as Prince looks to be our #1 corner next season.

- We had literally no one at the TE position. I had no idea I would fall so deeply in love with the Black Unicorn, I pray he is brought back. With Ahmad Bradshaw cut, it definitely seems that JR has a better grasp on the future than I do, but that's what he is paid for.

I'll just keep it to the last ten years, and only the Bears' first pick each year, unless it was a trade down:

2003: Wanted to stay at #4 and take Byron Leftwich; traded down and took Michael Haynes + Rex Grossman. Wasn't in love with Leftwich, but I thought he could at least be an average NFL starter, which was better than what we'd had in a long time. After the trade down, I was pretty pissed off, but I wanted Troy Polamalu with the Haynes pick and Anquan Boldin with the Grossman pick. Hated both of the guys we got as prospects. Turned off the radio and never checked on rounds 2-7 until after the draft was over because I was so furious at how the first round turned out.

2004: No good QBs left when we picked, so I wanted Shawn Andrews; got Tommie Harris. Wasn't super heartbroken because Harris was a fantastic prospect, other than the terrible college injury history.

2005: Wanted Aaron Rodgers; got Cedric Benson. Literally threw my cup of coffee when I heard it in the radio at work. Rodgers was my #1 QB that year and I would never spend a first round pick on a RB. Again I ignored the draft from rounds 2-7 out of anger at the first round.

2006: All of the good QB prospects went way too early for us to make a run at, so when our pick at #26 rolled around, I wanted to stay there and take Chad Jackson; traded down and took Danieal Manning + Dusty Dvoracek with the picks. Can't even remember who I wanted with those picks now. Thought Manning was a huge reach and Dvoracek was a decent value...turns out I had them mixed up.

2007: Was dumbstruck the entire time Brady Quinn fell; wanted badly to trade up for him at every pick that went by; when #31 rolled around and he was off the board, wanted Greg Olsen; got Greg Olsen. Was suuuuuuuper pissed at not getting Quinn, but I was really high on Olsen, so I didn't flip out like 03 or 05.

2008: Resigned myself to just putting real talent around Orton and hoping he'd take a step forward. First time in forever that I didn't want to take a QB, which is good because the only one I liked in the entire draft went #3 overall. Wanted Ryan Clady. Went two picks before the Bears, so I wanted Brandon Albert; got Chris Williams instead. Wasn't angry about getting my #3 choice at all. I thought all three would end up being good LTs. Came away happy with the first round that year.

2009: Was ecstatic with the Cutler trade; our first pick was in the second, but we traded down, which I wanted to do. In the third, I wanted Ramses Barden; we took Jarron Gilbert. I wasn't mad about it. He was a boom-or-bust guy everyone wanted to take a shot on. The fourth we picked up from the trade down went to Henry Melton, which is a guy I wanted...except I wanted him as a DE instead of a DT, lol. My first choice for that pick was Arian Foster, though. I thought he'd be a pretty good change of pace from Forte. I look like a genius with that one, but I had no idea he'd end up being what he is now.

2010: Still no first because of the Cutler trade. No second because of Gaines Adams. Wanted Eric Decker in the third; took Major Wright. Was mad because I thought Decker was a sure thing and Wright was just another SS pick when it felt like we'd taken one every year since dinosaurs roamed the earth.

2011: Wanted Gabe Carimi; got Gabe Carimi. Was so happy.

2012: Wanted David DeCastro like a plant wants sunlight; got Shea McClellin. I was furious...I'm still furious.

2008 - Wanted Cason/Jordy, Got Devin Thomas
Wanted Antoine Cason or Duane Brown in the first round before we traded back with Atlanta but always had Jordy targeted in the 2nd round in my Skins mocks leading up to the draft.

2007 - Wanted Landry, Got Landry
Wish I had been wrong. Loved the pick initially but unfortunately things went downhill every year until he left.

2006 - Wanted Greg Jennings, Got Rocky McIntosh
I was a big Jennings fan at the time. My buddy is a Packers fan and I remember calling him and telling him they got a steal when they picked Jennings in the late 2nd.

2005 - Wanted Aaron Rodgers, Got Carlos Rogers
This is the draft I look back on and am the most disappointed.